"a skull, Mt. 27:33; Mk. 15:22; Lk. 23:33; Jn. 19:17*"
Definition and meaning
a skull, Mt. 27:33; Mk. 15:22; Lk. 23:33; Jn. 19:17*
In the original Greek the word is written: κρανίον
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kranion (G2898) across the King James Bible.
And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
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Common questions
Strong's G2898 (kranion) is a Greek word that means: a skull, Mt. 27:33; Mk. 15:22; Lk. 23:33; Jn. 19:17* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word kranion (G2898) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2898 is kranion, a Greek word defined as: a skull, Mt. 27:33; Mk. 15:22; Lk. 23:33; Jn. 19:17*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kranion is a Greek word found in the New Testament.